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[Childcare] Ideas for January wall decorations

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

In this article, we introduce January wall decoration ideas that are useful both in childcare settings and at home! For children, January is full of fun—New Year’s Day otoshidama gifts, traditional New Year’s games, playing in the snow, and more.

Let’s create an original wall display that incorporates all the fun events of January! We’ve gathered New Year–themed ideas like ema wishing plaques, hanetsuki paddles, and shishimai lion dances, as well as wall art projects you can make together with children.

Create a bright, festive display that’s perfect for welcoming the New Year!

[Childcare] Ideas for January wall decorations (31–40)

A 3D Daruma you can make with a single sheet of origami!

【New Year with a single sheet of origami】How to fold a free-standing Daruma doll – easy, cute New Year decoration with a cushion

A 3D Daruma you can make with a single sheet of origami!

Let’s make a daruma that’s perfect for decorating your entryway for the New Year.

Prepare origami paper, felt-tip pens, round stickers, and scissors.

Take one sheet of origami paper, fold it into a triangle to make a center crease, then open it and fold both sides toward the center line.

As you firmly crease each fold, carefully adjust the balance of the daruma’s face.

By folding the corners, you’ll create a rounded shape for the daruma’s body.

Use felt-tip pens and round stickers to make the eyes and eyebrows, and it’s complete.

You can also make a small cushion (zabuton).

Enjoy displaying your daruma to kick off the New Year!

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New Year decorations of rabbit Daruma

[Craft Idea] Rabbit Daruma New Year Decorations with Templates (January) (Wall Decorations) (Activities for Seniors, Occupational Therapy/OT, Daycare, Preschool) (Daruma, Carrot, Kadomatsu)

New Year decorations of rabbit Daruma

When it comes to New Year’s good-luck charms, daruma dolls are a classic.

Let’s make a craft that combines the zodiac animal with a daruma.

Prepare construction paper, origami paper, glue, and scissors.

First, create the base for the daruma and decide on its size.

Then cut out the parts to fit the base and glue them together.

It might be nice to change the color of the origami paper for the daruma, too.

Make the favorite food of the zodiac animal, and combine it with a gold fan for a New Year’s touch to finish.

Finally, glue the daruma and the food onto the construction paper base, and you’re done.

Give it a try!

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How to make a skeleton Mount Fuji

@haruharo_made
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♬ Stylish cafe-style BGM – Hiro Hattori

How about incorporating Mt.

Fuji—known as a lucky charm—into a January craft idea? This is a translucent “skeleton” Mt.

Fuji that looks sparkly and beautiful when displayed by a window.

First, cut a Mt.

Fuji shape out of the center of a paper plate.

Then, from the back, attach the snowcap made from construction paper, and glue on a clear film covered with blue-toned color film.

Finally, add a ribbon at the top of Mt.

Fuji to finish! It’s recommended to prepare several colors of color film, cut them into small pieces, and layer a few to create the effect.

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Let’s make it with cardboard stamps! Cute shishimai (lion dance)

@chooobo2
Shishimai making 🎍#Childcare Crafting #Nursery School Craft # January production New Year’s craft
♬ NEW LOOK – MISAMO

If you roll a strip of cardboard into a spiral and dab it in paint, then press it onto paper, it makes the pattern for a shishimai (lion dance) costume! Using that pattern, let’s make a hanging shishimai decoration.

First, take a green sheet of construction paper cut into a rectangle and stamp any pattern you like.

Next, sprinkle on small pieces of gold origami paper to add a festive touch.

Finally, attach a shishimai face made from construction paper to one corner, add a string to the back, and you’re done! A plain backing works fine, but if you stick washi masking tape along the top and bottom, it will look like a hanging scroll and be extra lovely.

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A horse made with marble art

@eto2239
No.323 Horse 🐴#MarbleArt #marbleart #art #artwork #fyp
♬ IRIS OUT – Kenshi Yonezu

Art sparks children’s creativity! Kids’ ideas and perspectives can sometimes reveal things adults might overlook or fail to notice.

This time, let’s use marbles, paper, and paint to create a dynamic, free-form horse face.

First, roll marbles dipped in black paint across the paper to make patterns.

Next, color in the areas that look like the horse’s face and mane with colored pens or paint to finish.

It looks like it’ll become a one-of-a-kind, original New Year’s card—no two pieces will be the same.

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[Childcare] Ideas for January Wall Decorations (41–50)

Challenge in childcare! First calligraphy play

@miraistep.hoikuen
New Year – January Crafts#Nursery school Nursery teacher / Childcare worker Saitama Prefecture Saitama City Mirai Step New Year First calligraphy of the year #Nursery School Craft #Year of the Snake
♫ Original Song – Mirai Step Co., Ltd. – Mirai Step Co., Ltd.

Kakizome is the first calligraphy of the year, in which people write down their New Year’s resolutions and wishes with the hope of improving their handwriting.

Although it’s an event that assumes you can write characters, it’s the New Year—so why not let children from infants to preschoolers enjoy their own style of kakizome? For older preschoolers who are practicing letters in preparation for school, it’s a good idea to write that year’s zodiac animal in hiragana.

For infants, writing characters is a high hurdle, so encourage them to try it as a drawing activity while letting them feel the texture of the brush and washi paper.

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Recommended for childcare! January’s shishimai (lion dance) craft

@hoiku.labo
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Let me introduce an idea for making a shishimai (lion dance) craft, which is said to ward off bad luck when it bites your head.

You’ll use construction paper and crayons, and you’ll cut the shishimai parts out of the paper.

The parts to cut are four: the body, head, ears, mouth, and hair.

Glue the parts onto a base sheet of construction paper to create the shishimai, then draw the face, teeth, body patterns, and feet with crayons.

Once you decorate the blank areas of the base however you like, it’s complete! You can use New Year’s-themed stickers for the decorations, or simply draw with crayons—both are great.

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